Print made by Charles Ansell, ca.1752–active 1790, Britishafter Joseph Constantine Stadler, active 1780–1812, Britishand after Conrad Martin Metz, 1749–1827, GermanPublished by William Holland, 1757–1815, British
Title:
Hamlet
Date:
1809
Materials & Techniques:
Aquatint and etching with hand coloring on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 15 3/16 inches (31.2 x 38.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back, upper left: "Shakespeare | Col'd Aqua (underlined) | of-L(?)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.1.97
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
ghost | battlement | evening | lance | costume | clouds | feathers | scroll (information artifact) | waistcoats | satire | helmet | tricorne | boots | literary theme | hats | cravats | caricature | buckles | light | castle | men | parody | breeches (trousers) | armor | humor | night | moon | gate | kicking | coats | swords | plays by William Shakespeare | Hamlet, play by William Shakespeare | burlesque